Okay so there's a lot of discourse online regarding Parallel Ogami vs Original Ogami. But I kinda wanna also focus on Kano, what he wanted out of this experience and what was important for him.
First, original world backstory -> Kano is hardworking and unable to show his vulnerable side to his colleagues, he wants to earn respect the hard way but is unable to befriend those around him using those tactics.
This obviously backfires as Original Ogami is unsure how to approach Kano in a way Kano himself wants to be approached. This after being told off by him; creating a very hesitant Original Ogami. The turning point obviously being the talk where Ogami is present as Kano gets criticized.
What does Kano wish for? ''I want to get along with everyone at Sales + I want to be acknowledged by Ogami''. What he learns in the parallel world is essentially that his 1st wish is within his own strenghts to reach. But the second lesson he learns is that his 2nd wish was never needed, he was already acknowledged for a long time.
So in the parallel world -> Obviously Parallel Ogami does not feel the same boundary towards Kano as the argument between them never happened. Parallel Ogami openly acknowledges Kano as a partner. The wish did come ''true''.
But when you look back at the personality of Kano, you know that settling for an easy option is just not him. Parallel Ogami was acting and performing sales in the way he and Parallel Kano agreed upon after the first sales incident, he had no idea he was dealing with a different Kano with different needs. I therefore don't blame Parallel Ogami for how he kept Kano in support-role, because from his perspective that's what his worlds Kano wanted.
The difference between Parallel Kano ''Please help me'' and Original Kano ''I never asked you to help me''.
When Kano realizes he had been acknowleged all along by Original Ogami + he now learned how to handle his colleagues better in his month-stay at Parallel world. He has zero reason to stay in a different world since he can now face his original world bravely. Although I think he will always value Parallel Ogami and the lessons of that world in his heart.
I think the original Ogami, deep inside, is as fluffy as the second one and we'll get to see it maybe in the final…
Original Ogami likely is just holding back out of consideration of what he thinks Kano wants. If he notices Kano doesn't mind being closer, I don't doubt he will open up.
Spoilers: My hope is that he gets in contact with cold Ogami in episode 4, even if that limits the amount of BL-scenes.…
It's in the MDL Discussions-page linked to this Shows page, someone started a topic for it.
HUGE warning!!! The fan-translation novel is content-wise one episode ahead of this show. Meaning you will read spoilers for episode 5 in the novels latest chapter.
Spoilers: My hope is that he gets in contact with cold Ogami in episode 4, even if that limits the amount of BL-scenes.…
XD thank you, I really went deep into theorizing for this series and estimated it based on info I could find from Japanese articles about the novel, Japanese reviews of the novel and the few already English translated parts of the novel at that time.
I feel like this series is a bit lack luster. In both worlds it's because Kano never spoke up or took initiative…
I am gonna consider that you are at episode 4 atp in terms of spoilers.
You know he's just gotten back to his original world after like a month. What changes he has made gradually in the parallel world will appear more obviously when highlighted against his old-world co-workers who still expect him to work in the same manner. So in terms of personal growth, I think episode 5 will show it.
I agree that a last-episode confession is troublesome as it allows less time for domestic BL-scenes. However, if they build the chemistry in ep 5+6 sufficiently then I hope they will make it an impactful one.
We know romance will be the primary focus of the final and I am hopeful (with the tweaks they've made from the source material) that it will cement this show as a high-ranking BL. I think all we need is for the actors to give their 100% and not hold back in at least episode 6 for the final.
just caught up with the two episodes, and then started reading the novel spoilers in the discussions tab... i'm…
Spoilers: My hope is that he gets in contact with cold Ogami in episode 4, even if that limits the amount of BL-scenes. If he returns too late then the ending will be rushed and that'd be unfortunate. I can accept episode 5 too but episode 6 is super late.
It's not missing, you just got blocked by them. Might have been around the time you mentioned they lived in ''Dumbassland''. When someone blocks you, all their comments become invisible to you but they remain visible to the rest. Regardless of context, the amount of personal insults in this thread looks pretty abysmal.
Aside from that, thanks for the advice, but I don't intend to stay in this comment section longterm so I doubt it will be seen as monitoring but moreso a casual observation from someone visiting. Sticking around longterm when negative comment-feedback cycles are ongoing is usually not a healthy idea regardless. Better to watch fun dramas instead, have a good day!
Sorry to hear you're not a fan of Kinou Nani Tabeta but thanks for the good wish. I just read the convo above and it seems quite tense and that it got very personal with insults unfortunately.
I think in regards to terms of queer, gay ect.. Words can be very tricky things and have different meanings for different people. While it can be hurtful to see a word that's regarded as sensitive used, its also no reason to then insult others back. Because this brings no progress but starts a cycle of negative vibes going back and forth. Which is what I see having happened here.
Hopefully I can bring some positivity vibes with this: I looked into your actor and found where the gif is from. Its a commercial, look for '' 201102119_유아인 SK CARD NG cut'' on Youtube.
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First, original world backstory ->
Kano is hardworking and unable to show his vulnerable side to his colleagues, he wants to earn respect the hard way but is unable to befriend those around him using those tactics.
This obviously backfires as Original Ogami is unsure how to approach Kano in a way Kano himself wants to be approached. This after being told off by him; creating a very hesitant Original Ogami. The turning point obviously being the talk where Ogami is present as Kano gets criticized.
What does Kano wish for? ''I want to get along with everyone at Sales + I want to be acknowledged by Ogami''.
What he learns in the parallel world is essentially that his 1st wish is within his own strenghts to reach.
But the second lesson he learns is that his 2nd wish was never needed, he was already acknowledged for a long time.
So in the parallel world ->
Obviously Parallel Ogami does not feel the same boundary towards Kano as the argument between them never happened. Parallel Ogami openly acknowledges Kano as a partner. The wish did come ''true''.
But when you look back at the personality of Kano, you know that settling for an easy option is just not him. Parallel Ogami was acting and performing sales in the way he and Parallel Kano agreed upon after the first sales incident, he had no idea he was dealing with a different Kano with different needs. I therefore don't blame Parallel Ogami for how he kept Kano in support-role, because from his perspective that's what his worlds Kano wanted.
The difference between Parallel Kano ''Please help me'' and Original Kano ''I never asked you to help me''.
When Kano realizes he had been acknowleged all along by Original Ogami + he now learned how to handle his colleagues better in his month-stay at Parallel world. He has zero reason to stay in a different world since he can now face his original world bravely. Although I think he will always value Parallel Ogami and the lessons of that world in his heart.
HUGE warning!!! The fan-translation novel is content-wise one episode ahead of this show. Meaning you will read spoilers for episode 5 in the novels latest chapter.
Here's the link to the topic which includes the link:
https://kisskh.at/discussions/801576-if-no-sekai-de-koi-ga-hajimaru/146152-love-begins-in-the-world-of-if
The novel imo has some faults that the show improved on. But it is a very addicting read and shows that the story flows quite nicely.
You know he's just gotten back to his original world after like a month. What changes he has made gradually in the parallel world will appear more obviously when highlighted against his old-world co-workers who still expect him to work in the same manner. So in terms of personal growth, I think episode 5 will show it.
I agree that a last-episode confession is troublesome as it allows less time for domestic BL-scenes. However, if they build the chemistry in ep 5+6 sufficiently then I hope they will make it an impactful one.
My hope is that he gets in contact with cold Ogami in episode 4, even if that limits the amount of BL-scenes. If he returns too late then the ending will be rushed and that'd be unfortunate. I can accept episode 5 too but episode 6 is super late.
Aside from that, thanks for the advice, but I don't intend to stay in this comment section longterm so I doubt it will be seen as monitoring but moreso a casual observation from someone visiting. Sticking around longterm when negative comment-feedback cycles are ongoing is usually not a healthy idea regardless. Better to watch fun dramas instead, have a good day!
I think in regards to terms of queer, gay ect.. Words can be very tricky things and have different meanings for different people. While it can be hurtful to see a word that's regarded as sensitive used, its also no reason to then insult others back. Because this brings no progress but starts a cycle of negative vibes going back and forth. Which is what I see having happened here.
Hopefully I can bring some positivity vibes with this: I looked into your actor and found where the gif is from. Its a commercial, look for '' 201102119_유아인 SK CARD NG cut'' on Youtube.